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Mr James Frith vs Ruth Jones

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Mr James Frith
Lab Bury North
vs
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Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Mr James Frith and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 425 shared comparable votes.

424 same votes 1 different votes 425 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
48 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
48 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
14 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
48 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
14 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

75.6%
3% above average
Rank 297 of 649
Participation
78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
446
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
219
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
227
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
643
48.1% of votes cast
11
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
7 years, 5 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

30
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 649
Appearances
53
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
46
-97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 649
Contributions
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£817,882
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£210,945
7% below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
Education
46 of 50 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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